Music and Art Opportunities for our Students

Below is a list of music and art opportunities for our students, which will be updated monthly. This list is provided by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.

List one is Auditions, list 2 is Calls for Entries & Competitions.

Auditions

Show, Venue, and Location Notes Audition Date For more information Story Land, Glen, NH Story Land offers an exciting work environment for all Cast Members, whose key role is to aid in the creation of fun family memories for all visitors. ASAP https://www.storylandnh .com/employment Tuckermans at 9: Bass and Tenor Ready to rock n’ roll with Tuckermans at 9? We’ve been doin’ it a cappella since 2004, we have one openingsfor first tenor. Can you sell it when you solo, but also blend when you’re background with a straight tone? If ya think ya might wanna come play in our sandbox… or know someone who might… visit tuckermansat9.com for more info about the group. Until filled For details on the open positions email [email protected]. A Goodlie Companye: Central Massachusetts based This madrigal group is one bass short of a home run. The mostly a cappella chorus, sings year-round, and performs medieval and renaissance music in period garb. Until filled www.goodlie.org ***The Wizard of OZ, the Palace Theatre, Manchester, NH Youth Auditions are for all Male and Female Youth Tracks. Children auditioning must be at least 8 years old by the audition date, and no older than 18. Please bring a headshot and or current picture.  Expect to be in your audition for the full hour time slot.  You will learn a dance combination in your group and then sing a short song of your choosing (no sheet music or CD’s needed). YOU MUST SCHEDULE YOUR AUDITION TIME.  If not, you may not be seen. Please call the Box Office at 603-668-5588 to schedule your audition time Audition time slots are Monday, July 8th at 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm. If you have any further questions, please contact Company Manager, Marc Willis ***Southern Theatre Conference (SETC) – Fall Professional Unified Auditions SETC’s annual professional auditions are held in Charlotte, NC again. Hiring companies and actors from across the country will convene for auditions and callbacks working to fill quality roles for a variety of theatres and venues. Theatre types represented include repertory, regional and stock companies, single show venues, cruise lines, dinner theatres, entertainment agencies, seasonal shows and more. This annual event has become a primary place for connecting professional actors in theatre to opportunities in the theatre and entertainment industries. Event dates of August 24 and 26, 2019. Registration for both companies and actors opens June 14, 2019 https://www.setc.org/ auditions/fall- professional/ NH Community Theater Association (NHCTA), Entries for the 48th Annual One-Act Festival This year to be held in the historic Rochester Opera House, Rochester,NH on the weekend of September 20. There is no restrictions on material or age of participants. Site visit will be held at the Opera House in June. Participating groups must become members of the NHCTA ($25) Annual One-Act Festival – September 20, 2019 For more information contact Chuck at [email protected] Harvard Law School – Role-Play Work The job pays $150 and no audition is required. You must be a U.S. Citizen and over the age of 18. ongoing Please send an email to [email protected] Monthly Vocal Coaching, Pine Street Studios Vocal Coaching sessions offered at The Palace Theatre’s Pine Street Studios. Coaching is for students in grades 2-12. Sessions are $30 for a half hour and $60 for an hour. ongoing / monthly Email Hunter Ulbin, with subject line ‘<<MOUNTH>> VOCAL COACHING’. Be sure to include your, name, best phone number to be reached at, and the name/age of your child.

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Calls for Entries & Competitions

Name Genre/Medium Deadline For more information Open Call to Artists Sell you work in the Studio 550 Shop, Manchester, NH. Ongoing https://www.550arts.com/opportunities/ Offsite Opportunities – AVA Gallery and Art Center AVA will periodically partner with other organizations for offsite exhibition opportunities. Examples of previous and current partnerships include shows at: Pompanoosuc Mills in Thetford, VT The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science in Hanover, NH Downs, Rachlin and Martin, PLLC in Lebanon, NH The Quechee Club in Quechee, VT. Ongoing Mila Pinigin, Exhibition Manager, (603) 448-3117 https://avagallery.org/call-for-artists/ Highly Visible Community Soace – holds up to 15 works of art! The Community Church of Durham (UCC) has a highly visible community space within our church building. We do not offer insurance. We consider bodies of art that promote equality, peace, and care for the earth. We offer artists a Sunday morning reception and opportunity to share more about their work in an art talk. Ongoing Contact Kristin Forselius, Director of Education at Community Church of Durham (UCC), (603) 868-1230 http://ccdurham.org/ Call for Stories – Seeking Young Professionals in Manchester, NH with a story to tell! The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) and Manchester Young Professionals Network (MYPN) are on a mission to curate content related to Young Professionals (YPs). More specifically, we want to highlight YPs who have a cool story to tell about why they chose to Manchester to live, work & play. Currently Ongoing http://www.manchester-chamber.org/seeking-young-professionals-in-mht-with-a-story/ Visible Ink – Again! Again! Again! Send us your work to be included in this year’s edition: we are accepting submissions of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual art. If the description below fails to move you, why not send us that piece you’ve tried to get published Again! Again! Again! – we’re looking to publish all kinds of new voices and hot takes. July 7, 2019 https://visibleink.submittable. com/submit ***Dusk to Dawn 2019 The New York Center for Photographic Arts (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.). July 7, 2019 (Midnight Pacific time) https://www.nyc4pa.com/dusk -to-dawn-2019 International Physical Theatre Summer Intensive The annual residential program is open to dancers, choreographers, actors and contemporary circus performers with professional stage experience working in various genres and styles, interested in the practical creative research of Physical Theatre as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary performance. July 9-14, 2019 http://www.iugte.com/projects/ summerschool ***Xposure 2019 – International Photography & Film Competition What is Xposure? Sharjah Government Media Bureau launched the concept of Xposure in 2016 as an International Photography Festival that would become an annual feature in the calendar of professional photographers, photography enthusiasts, filmmakers, students and educators from around the world. No Entry Fee. July 10, 2019 https://awards.xposure.ae/ international-competitions/ Art Works II The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to supporting activities that reflect the dynamic, diverse, and evolving nature of the media arts field. July 11, 2019 https://www.arts.gov/grants- organizations/art-works/media-arts ***6×7 Award “Has the Eagle Landed?” Try to answer question at left, using photographs (up to five) or a short film (up to 15 seconds). Everyone is invited, and everything is allowed – you can use any technique, send real or fictitious stories, create real or manipulated pictures, prove or deny landing on the Moon. Everything depends on you. Original idea and creativity will count most! No Entry Fee. July 12, 2019 http://www.6x7award.com/ ***All Abstraction Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 6th Annual International 2019 “ALL Abstraction“ Art Competition. Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field. A group exhibition will be held. Awards will be given. Entry Fee. Competition opens June 17, 2019 and closes July 14, 2019. https://www.contemporary artgalleryonline.gallery/ 2019-art-competition-abstraction ***2019 Greeley Park Art Show Presented by the Nashua Area Artists Association (NAAA). This open call to all artists 18 years of age or older working in 2D and 3D art. Including: (2D) Digital Art, Drawing, Graphic & Printmaking, Painting, Photography, (3D) Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metalwork, Sculpture, Wood: Original works that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved are accepted in the wood category, and Mixed Media. July 15, 2019 http://www.nashuaarea artistsassoc.org/greeleypark -artshow/artistinfo/ Cowboy Up This exhibition will celebrate the unique rural culture of the Cowboy, resting upon the rich tradition, history, ritualistic lore, and rodeo. July 15, 2019 http://www.libertyartsyreka.org/cal l-for-submissions/12079-2/ ***Biopage Biopage is hosting a writing contest to remind people of the benefits of writing. Write something, write anything. It doesn’t need to be long; actually we limit it to 5,000 characters or roughly 1,000 words. You can win $1,000, and three runners-up can win $200 each. Register for an account at biopage.com (or download and register on iOS or Android app). No Entry Fee. July 15, 2019 https://www.biopage.com/contest /biopage-mini-essay-writing- contest-6/show ***Crazyshorts! Short Short Writing Contest Submit one to three shorts of up to 500 words each. Each entry considered for publication. Entry fee includes a subscription. First prize $1,000 and publication. Entry Fee. July 15, 2019 http://crazyhorse.cofc.edu/crazyshorts/ International Talent Competition The competition is built on today’s growing social network and technology for the preservation of our most traditional cultures and values. It will inspire our world, create a new art culture sharing norm, and contribute significantly to our collective creativity and wisdom. July 20, 2019 https://www.jointalents.com/jointalent-competition ***43rd NorthEast Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition Works Eligible: Watercolors executed within the last 3 years and not previously exhibited at NEWS Internationals. Maximum dimension is 44 inches in any direction. Paintings must be properly framed and securely wired for hanging. No collage or pastels. July 22, 2019 http://www.northeastws.com/ ProspEng2019.pdf ***”Portal” – Photographic Call for Entry portal : doorway, entrance, opening, entry, gate, egress, opening, aperture, porte, exit, hatch, mirror, passage, threshold, cut, entrada, hole, scuttle, window, approach, camera, breach, mirror…. Ann Jastrab, executive director at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA, will be the juror. Prizes and awards totaling $825. Entry Fee. July 22, 2019 https://asmithgallery.com/ ***PaperWest: 2nd National Works on Paper Juried Exhibition All artists (18 years and older) residing in the USA are eligible to enter up to 3 original works that are either constructed from paper, or utilize a paper support. Works in Book Arts, Collage, Digital Prints, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking (including Monoprints) and 3D Paper Works are eligible. July 26, 2019 https://www.art.utah.edu/studio-art-areas/printmaking/paperwest-2nd-national-works-on-paper-exhibition-2019/ stARTup Fair Houston 2019 stARTup Houston is a juried fair for art in all media. Apply now to take part in our Houston fair — the fourth largest art market in the US! July 28, 2019 https://www.startupartfair.com/exhibitor-rooms Call to Artist & Scientists – Oak Spring Garden Foundation Site-Specific Sculpture The work product will address the story of the American chestnut tree. Letter of Intent deadline: July 29, 2019 https://goo.gl/forms/9iLwLH4Lf2 R5dyAa2 ***2019 American Art Awards – Juried by top 25 Galleries AMERICA’S TOP 25 GALLERIES & MUSEUMS vote on your online art images (all countries). 3 CASH PRIZES. 300+ WINNERS in 50 categories. 100 NEWS ARTICLES and 51 YOUTUBE VIDEOS (hosted by co-founder/actor/10X author Thom Bierdz) will name winners as BEST IN WORLD ). Site has entry discount special, voting galleries, previous winning art, press articles and videos on last year’s winners. July 30, 2019 https://www.americanartawards.com/ ***2019 Amazing Wildlife Photo Contest – Our World in Focus Our World In Focus is proud to present the 2019 Amazing Wildlife Photo Contest! This contest is focused on the incredible wildlife that inhabits planet earth. July 30, 2019 http://www.ourworldinfocus.com NH Governor’s Arts Awards Nominations are now open. Categories include: Arts Education, Arts in Health, Creative Communities, Distinguished Arts Leadership, Folk Heritage, Individual Arts Champion, and Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure. July 31, 2019 https://www.nh.gov/nharts/arts andartists/gaa/2019GAA/nom ination.html ***Linus Galleries – Food Art It’s the foodie generation. Our senses are filled with the beauty of food that conjures up the sense of taste and smell for our favorite compulsion. Food can be political. It can be spiritual. It always is cultural. It can bring people together. And it can also be a lonely experience. Food can be colorful, aromatic, alive or dead…but it’s what keeps us going. August 10, 2019 https://linusgallery.com/call-for-entries/international-food-call-for-entries/ Aesthetica Creative Writing Award The competition is organized by the Aesthetica Magazine. There are two categories: Poetry and Short Fiction. Poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines. Fiction entries should be no more than 2,000 words. August 31, 2019 http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/ creative-writing-award/ Greater Haverhill Arts Association (GHAA) Festival GHAA 2019 cordially invited artists to exhibit and sell their fine art in the art festival sponsored by the Association. Festival date – Saturday, September 7, 2019 http://www.haverhillartassociation .org/events/september-7-2019- ghaa-art-festival VISIONS: Anima Mundi Festival 2019 Artists, photographers, video makers, architects and performers are invited to submit their works. To take part in the selection, send your works’ submissions with a CV/biography, some still images (for video-art), links of videos/films/performances and pictures September 7, 2019 https://www.itsliquid.com/call-for- artists-anima-mundi-festival-2019-visions.html Nocturne National Juried Exhibition The word “Nocturne” conveys a dreamy, pensive composition or works of art dealing with the coming of darkness. We are seeking works that are evocative of the night, subjects as they appear in a veil of light, twilight or the absence of direct light. September 9, 2019 https://www.arc-sf.com/nocturne.html 2020 Embracing Our Differences International Art Exhibit Celebrating Diversity Art is a powerful tool to evoke social change. Without uttering a single word, artists can